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Babben Larsson
Swedish actress and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29 October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian.[1]
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Life and career
Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in Solna with her daughter, she attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm in 1977–1980. She has been active in the S.U.C.K. (Stand Up Comedy Club) since 1988 and comedian group R.E.A. (Roligt Elakt Aktuellt). She has also appeared in the TV show Parlamentet and had her own talk show Babben & co in 2007.[2] She performed as a stand-up comedian in Great Britain 1996 and also did a couple of appearances on British television.
In 2006, she was voted the most popular female comedian in Sweden in the popular TV-programme Folktoppen.[3]
In 1992, Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist named one of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10795 Babben after her.[4][5]
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Selected filmography
Appearances in films and television series.[1]
- 1980 – Children's Island
- 1984 – Tryggare kan ingen vara … (TV series)
- 1989 – Peter och Petra
- 1994 – Läckan
- 1994 – 13-årsdagen
- 1996 – Drömprinsen – filmen om Em
- 1996 – Polisen och pyromanen (TV series)
- 1997 – Nattbuss 807
- 1998 – Lithivm
- 1999 – Sherdil
- 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (TV series)
- 2010 – Fyra år till
- 2013 – Wallander – försvunnen
- 2014 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Skuggor över Valleby
- 2017 – Bäst i test[6]
- 2020 – Mirakel
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